Who is who in the field of Yoga

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organization	Present contact address	*Remarks( * if column is empty it means that information not received)**
1.	Sh. Bellur Krishna Swamy Iyengar	Yoga teaching and propagation	Director, Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute	Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, 1107, B/1, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411 016	1. An authority in the field of asana especially in asanas 2. Rendered service to the filed for more than 50 years 3. Has been awarded by Padmabhushan by Govt. of India
2.	Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati	Yoga teaching and training	President, Bihar School of Yoga,	Bihar School of Yoga, Ganga Darshan, Near Railway Station, Munger, Bihar	1. He is heading one of the top most Yoga institute of the world. 2. He has traveled world-wide to spread the message of Yoga and authored several books.
3.	Brahmarishi Vishwatma Bawraji,	Yoga teaching and propagation	President, Brahmarishi Yoga University and several other institutes	Brahmarishi Yoga University, Virat Nagar, Pinjore, Haryana
4.	Swami Maheshwara nanda	Introduced Yoga in Daily Life system	President, Om Vishwadeep Gurukul Swami Maheshwarananda Ashram,	Om Vishwadeep Gurukul Swami Maheshwarananda Ashram, Jadan - 306 401, Distt. Pali, Rajasthan
5.	Maharshi Mahesh Yogi	Introduced Transcendental meditation	Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University	Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University, 871, Napier Town, Jabalpur - 482 001 (M.P.)
6.	Dr.Pranav Pandya	Gayatri Yajna and Yoga	Head, Gayatri Parivar, Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti University, Hardwar	Head, Gayatri Parivar, Shantikunj, Haridwar, Uttaranchal.
7.	Dr.H.R. Nagendra	Yoga Training and research	Director, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research foundation, V.C. SVYAS A deemed University, Bangalore.	Director, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research foundation, 9, Appajappa Agrahara, Chamaraj pet, Bangalore – 560 018	Research published in National & International journals. Research Reports (44) published till date. 23 Yoga books published. (115) Dissertations submitted in partial fulfillment of yoga therapy instructors courses, Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga for doctors and Diploma in Naturopathy. Has specialization within the overall ambit of ISM.
8.	Dr. T.K.V. Desikachar	Yoga teaching and training	Director, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram,	Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, No. 16 (Old No. 13), Fourth Cross Street, Ramakrishna Nagar, Chennai-28	Successor of Krishnamacharya, one of the Yoga exponent of the country. Involved in teaching, training and research Since last 5 decades
9.	Swami Ramdev	Yoga teaching and propagation	Founder and Director	Patanjali Yoga Peeth, Kankhal, Haridwar, Uttaranchal.	Yoga Rishi, Pioneer in Yoga revolution, Actively involved in Yoga propagation and made Yoga as household name. Taken Yoga propagation as a mass movement
10.	Dr.T.R.Anantharaman	Yoga philosophy	Director	Ashram Atma Deep, G-9/19, DLF City, Gurgaon – 122 002	Authored several books on Yoga Delivers lecture on Yoga philosophy all over the world.
11.	Swami Jaggi Vasudev		Director and Founder, Isha Yoga Centre	Isha Yoga Center, Velliangiri Foothill, Coimbatore - 641 114	A saint, who founded Isha Yoga Propagates Yoga all over the world.
12.	Dr. William Selwamurthy,	Defence research and yoga	Advisor, Bio-medical sciences,	Advisor, Bio-medical sciences, Ministry of Defence, DRDO, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi.	One of the leading Defence scientists of the country Took active interest in Yoga research related to Defence personnels. Several research articles have been published in indexed journals

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Dr. K.S. Joshi	Yoga teaching and training, Literary work	Ex. Head of Deptt. of Yoga studies, Dr. HS Gour University, Sagar.	F-305, Bibwewadi, Ramya Nagari, Pune - 411037	Senior expert of academic level Authored many books on Yoga He was the member in many Committees of Govt. and University
2.	Sh. O.P. Mishra	Yoga Teaching	Dean (Academic), Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya,	Dean (Academic), Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Shanti kunj, Haridwar, Uttaranchal.
3.	Dr. J.P.N. Mishra	Yoga and Preksha Meditation	Deptt. of Science of Living, PM & Yoga,	Deptt. of Science of Living, PM & Yoga, Jain Vishwa Bharati Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan
4.	Dr.Ganesh Shankar Giri	Yoga teaching	Head, Deptt. of Yoga Studies, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya	Head, Deptt. of Yoga Studies, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya (Sagar University), Sagar – 470 003
5.	Dr. Ishwar Bhardwaj	Yoga teaching and training	Head, Deptt. of Yoga, Gurukul Kangri University	Head, Deptt. of Yoga, Gurukul Kangri University, Jwalapur, Haridwar	Actively involved in Yoga teaching Evolved many courses on Yoga at University level Member of several committees of the University and Govt.
6.	Dr. K. Krishna Bhat		Prof. & Head, Deptt. of Yoga Studies, Mangalore University	Deptt. of Yoga Studies, Mangalore University, Konaje – 574 199, Mangalore, Karnataka	Actively involved in Yoga teaching Evolved many courses on Yoga at University level Member of several committees of the University and Govt.
7.	Dr. Rita Bhalla	Yoga teaching and training	Head, Department of Yoga studies,	Head, Department of Yoga studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer hill, SHIMLA – 171005 (H.P.)
8.	Dr.Narayana Giri	Yoga teaching and training	Head, Deptt. Of Yoga Studies	Deptt. Of Yoga Studies, Haryana Agricultural university, HISSAR, Haryana.
9.	Dr. C.B. Singh,		Yoga Incharge,	Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi, North Campus, Delhi – 110 007
10.	Dr.A.M.Moorthy		Head, Deptt. Of Yoga Studies,	Annamalai University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu.
11.	Sh.Babulal Dayma,		Head, Deptt. Of Yoga studies,	Jodhpur University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
12.	Dr. Rakesh Giri		Lecturer	Gurukul Kangri University, Jwalapur, Haridwar, Uttaranchal.

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Dr. Mukund Vinayak Bhole	Yoga therapy and research	Yoga Therapy Consultant,	16, BadriVishal Society, Tungarli, Lonavala - 410 403 (Pune)	Worked in kaivalyadhama for more than 25 years and did research in Yoga
2.	Dr. Nityananda Pradhan	Research on Brain activities during meditation	Head, Deptt. of Psycho-pharmacology	National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore -560 029 (Karnataka)	Takes active interest in Yoga research related to Brain activities. Several research articles have been published in indexed journals
3.	Dr.R.L.Bijlani	Physiology and Yoga Research	Retd. Professor, Department of Physiology,	Retd. Professor, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110 029	Written a book on Physiology in which added a Chapter on Yoga physiology Involved in Yoga research since last 20 years
4.	Dr.Ratna Sharma	Physiology and Yoga Research	Associate Professor, Department of Physiology,	Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110 029	Involved in Yoga research
5.	Dr. J. C. Suri	Yoga research	Head, Department of Respiratory Critical Care & Sleep Medicine,	Head, Department of Respiratory Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi -110 029	Takes active interest in Yoga research Several research articles have been published in indexed journals
6.	Dr. Vinoda Kochupillai	Art of Living and Research on Cancer	Head, Medical Oncology	Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110 029
7.	Dr. Madan Mahan	Physiology and Yoga research	HOD, Deptt. of Physiology,	JIPMER), Pondicherry	Involved in Yoga research Published many research articles
8.	Dr. Kishore Kumar Deepak		Professor, Department of Physiology,	Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110 029	Takes active interest in Yoga research related to Physiological aspects. One of his research study on Epilepsy and meditation was a break through paper in US journal Several other research articles have been published in indexed journals
9.	Dr. Gitanjali			Deptt. of Pharmacology, JIPMER, Pondicherry	Takes active interest in Yoga research. Several research articles have been published in indexed journals
10.	Dr. Shirley Telles		Asstt. Director (Research)	Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, No. 9, Ist Main, Appajappa Agrahara, Chamarajpet, Bangalore- 18	Takes active interest in Yoga research and taken the profession as full time. Done Ph.D in Neurophysiology and Yoga Several research articles have been published in indexed journals Guiding several Ph.D students on Yoga
11.	Dr.U.S.Ray,		Scientist	Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 54.
12.	Dr.Samprasad Vinod			Maharshi Vindo Research Foundation, Shanti Mandir, 2100, Sadashiv Peeth, Pune, (M.S.) – 411 303
13.	Dr.Anil Singhal		HOD, Deptt. Of Neurology	Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Swami Rama Nagar, P.O. Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttaranchal – 248 140
14.	Dr. Bimal Chhajer		Director, Saaol Heart Center	Saaol Heart Center, 14 / 84, 85, Vikram Vihar, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi - 24
15.	Dr.S.C. Manchanda		Chairman, Cardiology Department,	Metro Hospitals, NOIDA, UP.
16.	Dr. Mishra		Director	International Yoga Institute, Ghaziabad.
17.	Dr.T.N.Satyaprabha		Associate Professor	Deptt. Of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 29
18.	Dr.Malathi
19.	Dr.R.C.Sawhney		Addtnl. Director, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences,	Addtnl. Director, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110 054	Took active part in CAD and Yoga Research Conducts research on Yoga and defence personnel

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Dr. Naveen K.V.	Yoga and Neurophysiology Research	Consultant	Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, No. 9, Ist Main Appajappa Agrahara, Chamarajpet, Bangalore- 18	Young scientist who has done good number of research work in Yoga in a short span Done Ph.D in Yoga Active research worker of Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore Published several research articles in indexed journals
2.	Dr.Raghavendra Rao,	Yoga and cancer	Research Associate	Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, 9, Appajappa Agrahara, Chamarajpet, Bangalore – 560 018	Young scientist who has done good number of research work in Yoga and Cancer Doing Ph.D in Yoga Active research worker of Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore
3.	Dr.Gopal Poojary	Yoga and GIT research	Research Associate	Deptt. Of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 29	Working since last 8 years in Deptt. Of Physiology as Research Associate Published few articles in indexed journals
4.	Dr.V.Ramprabhu		Senior Research Fellow,	Deptt. Of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi – 110 029
5.	Dr. Rajendra Deginal		Principal, KLE Society’s College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences	Principal, KLE Society’s College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Ayurveda College Campus, Belgaum, Karnataka
6.	Dr.Sarang Patil		Director, Shivambhu Nature cure &Yoga Hospital	Director, Shivambhu Nature cure &Yoga Hospital, Shivambhu Bhavan, Washi Naka Road, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
7.	Dr.Manjunath N.K.		Research Associate	Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, 9, Appajappa Agrahara, Chamarajpet, Bangalore – 560 018	Young scientist who has done good number of research work in Yoga Doing Ph.D in Yoga Active research worker of Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Dr. K. M. Ganguly	Yoga propagation		26, Simla Road Bhopal (M.P.)	Has organized one year diploma in Yoga & Naturopathy in his institute. Has organized free yoga camps all over India. Has established Yoga Institute in Bangalore & New York. Has given programme on TV also.
2.	Swami Divyananda Saraswati		President, Patanjali Yogashram,	President, Patanjali Yogashram, Arya Nagar, Jwalapur, Haridwar-249 407
3.	Dr.Jayadev,	Yoga teaching and training	Head, Yoga Institute,	Yoga Institute, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz, Mumbai, (M.S.)
4.	Smt.Hansa Jayadev	Yoga teaching and training	Director, Yoga Institute	Yoga Institute, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra
5.	Sh. Pattabhi Joisa	Yoga teaching and training		Mysore, Karnataka
6.	Dr. Sadashiv P. Nimbalkar		Director, Yoga Vidya Niketan	Yoga Vidya Niketan, 1^st Floor, Shri Samarth Vyayam Mandir, Kale Guruji Marg, Dadar, Mumbai – 028	Awarded Padmashri for his meritorious contribution in the field of Yoga
7.	Sh. Raghavendra Pai	Yoga Teaching and propagation	Yoga Director, Sri D.M. Nature Cure & Yoga Hospital	Yoga Director, Sri D.M. Nature Cure & Yoga Hospital, Shantivana, Dharmasthala – 574 216 Karnataka	1. Trained thousands of School teachers in Yoga 2. Effectively implementing Yoga and Moral education scheme in schools of Karnataka
8.	Sh.Jayakumar	Yoga teaching		Srirangapattana, Distt. Mysore, Karnataka.	Visited USSR for teaching Yoga under ICCR. Involved in Yoga teaching since last 20 years
9.	Dr. Ram Avtar Sharma		Head, Shri Ramakrishna Vivekanand Yogashram	Shri Ramakrishna Vivekanand Yogashram, Ram Ghat Road, Near Parag Milk & Ice Mills, Aligarh (U.P.)
10.	Swami Omanananda Saraswati		Head, Omanananda Yogashram	Omanananda Yogashram P.O. Badkashwar Dist.: Khandeva- 450 118
11.	Padmashri Bharat Bhushan	Yoga teaching and training	Head, Mokshayatan Yogashram	3/1966, Beri Bagh, Saharanpur-247001 (U.P.)	Founded a yoga Institute Actively Involved in propagation of Yoga
12.	Dr. Balaiah Kovuru		Editor, Yoga Thara,	Editor, Yoga Thara, 11-3-362/50/5, Opp. Methodist Church, Sriniwas Nagar, Secunderabad - 500 061 (AP)
13.	Yogacharya C.Pamulet		Director, Amara Yoga Vikas Kendra,	Director, Amara Yoga Vikas Kendra, Opp. Housing Board Colony, Nandyal- Karnool Dist.-518 501 (AP)
14.	Smt. Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani	Yoga teaching and training	Head, International Centre for Yoga Education and Research	International Centre for Yoga Education and Research, 16-A, Mettu Street, Chinnamudaliar chavady, Kottakuppam-605 104, Tamilnadu	Heading the Institute of Swami Gitananda Giri of Pondicherry Expert in Yoga teaching and Bharatanatyam and combines both Aothored some books on yoga
15.	Sh. Narayana Master	Yoga and Traditional Keralian art	Director, Kavil Bhavan Physical Culture Institute,	Kavil Bhavan Physical Culture Institute, Nileshwar, Distt. Kasaragod, Kerala	Traditional Yoga teacher Teaches and treats through Yoga
16.	Dr.Arun Khodaskar,	Physical Education and Yoga	Head, Deptt. Of Yoga and Physical Culture,	Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amaravati – 444 605 (M.S.)
17.	Dr. Pushpa Garg,		Director, Yoga Sadhana Ashram	Yoga Sadhana Ashram, Bapu Nagar, University Road, Jaipur.	Disciple of Swami Anandananda and runs Yoga Sadhna Ashram Involved in teaching and Training of yoga
18.	Asana Andiappan
19.	Dr. Mahindra Gupta			C - 2B / 18A, Janak Puri, New Delhi - 110 058	Writer of “Editor of Vivek Dhani” Associate Editor of Seva Dharm Publisher of book “Gita Gyan” Have contributed several papers in National and International Conferences. For the past 15 years engaged in propagation of Yoga and Vedant Philosophy
20.	Yogi Jayadev,		Director, Universal Yoga consciousness	Universal Yoga Consciousness, P.O.Ollur – 680 306, Trissur, Kerala
21.	O.P.Tiwari,		Secretary, SMYM Samiti,	SMYM Samiti, Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune, (M.S.)
22.	Swami Dharmananda		Director, Adhyatma Sadhana Kendra,	Adhyatma Sadhana Kendra, Chattarpur, Mehrauli, Delhi	Propagating Preksha meditation
23.	Ms. Nivedita Joshi,	Iyengar Yoga		6, Raisina Road, New Delhi - 110 001	1. Disciple of BKS Iyengar 2. Running a Yoga centre at Delhi 3. Memebr of GB of the Council
24.	Dr. Deep Chand Sharma		Jeevan Deep Yoga Centre Institute of Applied Sciences for Yoga & Naturopathy	Jeevan Deep Yoga Centre Institute of Applied Sciences for Yoga & Naturopathy, C-2, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 70
25.	Dr. Altaf Ur Rahman,		Senior Consultant and Administrator,	Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Jaipur-302015	Written few books on Yoga
26.	Yogi Sitaramaiah			B-9/F-4, Vidyanagar Colony, University Road, Hyderabad – 500 044.
27.	Shri Yudhistir Pal		Yoga Incharge,	MCL Vidyalaya, C-5-D-2A, Janakpuri, New Delhi- 58
28.	Swami Mumukshananda,		President,	Advaita Ashram, 5, Dehi Entally Road, Kolkota – 700 001
29.	Dr. Manisha,		Principal,	Brahmrishi Yoga institute, Chandigarh
30.	Swami Vedananda,		Director	Patanjala Yoga Vartha, Vidisha, M.P.
31.	A. Ganesh Bhat		Director	Yogadhama, Post: Kunjibettu, Udupi, Karnataka
32.	Acharya Vikramaditya		Director	Vivekananda Yoga Institute, Khureji, Near Petrol Pump, Delhi – 92.
33.	Swami Yogaratna			C/o Kalari Kavila Ram, P.O.Koilengode, Distt. Palakkad, Kerala – 678 506
34.	Sh. S.V. Vyavahara			Ghantali Mitra Mandal, Ghantali Colony, Thane, Mumbai-400602
35.	Sh. Vighneshwara Marathe		Asstt. Professor,	Deptt. of Yoga, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576119

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Acharya Balkrishna	Ayurveda and Yoga	Secretery, Patanjali Yoga Peetha, Haridwar, Chancellor, Patanjal University	Patanjali Yoga Peetha, Haridwar	Many Published books, Pioneer contribution toward popularizing yoga and ayurveda momentum globally.
2.	Dr. Govinda Prasad Dubey,	Ayurveda and Yoga Research	Retd. Prof, BHU	Centre for Psychosomatic & Bio-feed back Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221 005 (U.P.)	Takes active interest in Yoga research. Several research articles have been published in indexed journals Leading Ayurveda expert
3.	Prof. Ram Harsh Singh,		Vice Chancellor,	Rajasthan Ayurveda University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

S. No.	Name of Expert	Area of expertise	a. Designation b. Organisation	Present contact address	Remarks
1.	Swami Ananta Bharti	Texts	Director, Keshavananda Yoga Institute,	Keshavananda Yoga Institute, B-2/139-140, Sector-6 Rohini, Delhi- 110 085
2.	Swami Pranavanand	Texts	Ex.Director, CCRYN	Yoga Kuti, J-4/79, Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi
3.	Dr. Chandrahas Sharma	Yoga Literature	Ex.Dean, LBS Sanskrit Vidyapeeth,	Shambhavi Kuteer, F-41, Jeevan Park, Pankha Road, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi – 59	Authored and edited some books on yoga Works on Yoga literature A real sadhaka of Yoga
4.	Dr.B.R.Sharma	Texts	Asstt. Director, Literary Research,	SMYM Samiti, Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune, (M.S.)	Spreading Yoga all- over the world Involved in Clinical and Literary research related to Yoga
5.	Dr. M. Venkatareddy	Texts	Director, Govt. Vemana Yoga Research Institute,	Director, Govt. Vemana Yoga Research Institute, Nature Cure Hospital premises, Ameerpet, Hyderabad – 16.	Edited several traditional Yoga texts

Yogi Sitaramaiah

Swami Mumukshananda,

Sh. S.V. Vyavahara

Sh. Vighneshwara Marathe

Prof. Ram Harsh Singh,